SB 691

RELATING TO TELECOMMUNICATIONS

By Senator(s) BUNDA

Keywords: EMINENT DOMAIN, PUBLIC PROPERTY, PUBLIC UTILITIES, REAL PROPERTY, TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Report Title: Telecommunications

Description: Allows the PUC to decertify an existing telecommunications provider for a specific area under certain conditions. Upon PUC decertification and replacement of the existing provider with an alternative provider for that area, allows the new provider to acquire from the former provider, by eminent domain, any property or rights to provide basic local exchange service in the area.

 1-22-99        S Introduced and passed First Reading                      
 1-25-99        S Referred to CPN                                          
 1-19-00        S Carried over to 2000 Regular Session.